A CHARITY car wash will be held in Newcastle Emlyn this weekend to help raise funds for vital causes.

Firefighters from Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service will be holding a charity car wash at the Newcastle Emlyn Fire Station on Saturday, April 15.

All money raised will be going to support he Big Challenge which a number of the service’s firefighters and staff will be taking part in this June.

Later this year, 12 members of Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service will be taking on The Big Challenge.

The challenge is a Welsh spin on the LEJOG Challenge, which sees cyclists travel from Land’s End in Cornwall to John O’Groats in Scotland.

The 12-strong team will be cycling almost 1,000 miles in 10 days as they go through the three countries of England, Wales and Scotland, doing an average of 100 miles a day, climbing up to 54,000 feet.

The car wash is one of a number of other events to raise money for the challenge to help benefit charities The Fire Fighters Charity, 2Wish and Cerebral Palsy Cymru.

The charity car wash will be held at Newcastle Emlyn Fire Station on Saturday, April 15 between 9am and 2pm.